Officers Barracks Fort Delaware

                                                                                    Division 26            Feb 15^th ’65

 

Dear M^rs Brune

                                    I wrote you two letters on two consecutive days about a fortnight ago, giving you a full description of our life here, but maybe the description was too full, and they were not allowed to go. Since your letter to me I have received another Quarterly Review (October) for which I thank you as for all your other kindnesses. Since I last wrote my condition here has been considerably ameliorated by having the parole of the Island granted for the purpose of distributing the clothing purchased by the cotton from the south. There are two other field officers besides myself paroled for that purpose and you can well imagine that we enjoy the privilege to the full and trudge about in the rain and snow just for the pleasure of being outside of the prison walls. I have the happiness also my dear friend to tell you that I have the promise of leaving here for exchange on the second boat that goes, which will probably be about the middle of March. That is a long way off and you must not stop writing to me but it is the greatest happiness to be able to see a definite end to one’s imprisonment. There are chances of disappointment of course, but I hope and expect to get off at that time. If I do I will carry with me the warmest and kindest remembrance of you, and your sympathy and friendship, and will always feel towards you as if you were my sister.—I had a note from your friend Miss Nicholas, in relation to a friend of hers—Major Carr. I replied to it and unfortunately addressed her as M^rs Nicholas, having been led into that error by Major Carr. Please make my apologies. Wellford corbin is well and I shall try hard to get him off in the same boat that takes me. Can I do anything for you in Dixie? if so you know how much pleasure it will give me. I will write                                 Jno. M Newbury[?]

again soon. God bless you. Ever your affect’e friend                        Lt Col CSA

                                                                                                            prisoner of War

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